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LGBTI

Ageing affects each person differently and to ensure our research is relevant to all community groups, NARI conducts some studies specifically concerning older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.

Project leader for Same Sex attracted older women and their later life care provision is Dr Sue Malta.

Same-sex attracted older women and their later life care provisions

Same-sex attracted women are less likely to be partnered or have children and more likely to be estranged from their families of origin than their heterosexual counterparts. They are therefore more likely to be dependent on ‘families of choice’ (friends, and networks of friends) to provide care provisions in later life.

This project aims to develop, pilot and evaluate a resource to guide responses and practice of health professionals providing aged care services to older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people who have experienced depression and anxiety.